Bitches Brew (1969/70). Miles Davis /that '70s show/

Those two guys called Seals & Crofts. They had a very nice way of integrating jazz into their tunes.

I liked Herbie Hancock’s stuff. I thought Head Hunters was kind of
repetitive — those grooves would just go on — but he really knew how to
get a nice sound.

Most of the things that were called jazz rock that I was familiar with were pretty boring.

And Bitches Brew was essentially just a big trash-out for Miles. I haven’t really changed my mind about that. I liked In a Silent Way, but Bitches Brew
just sounded kind of funny. It would have made a good soundtrack for a
Fat Albert cartoon — but not as good as the Herbie Hancock one they
actually had! To me it was just silly, and out of tune, and bad. I
couldn’t listen to it. It sounded like [Davis] was shooting for a funk
record, and just picked the wrong guys. They didn’t understand how to
play funk. They weren’t steady enough.

You know what I kind of liked? The Don Ellis big band.

Fagen is wrong on Bitches Brew of course and I didn't realize there were still Seals & Crofts fans. But I've been listening to Don Ellis again.